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If you get successful criticals in a row the game can end in 2 rounds. They appear to be the fastest way to victory and makes all others look poor before them. I mean the best defense is offense, right?

So, 16 critical cards in your deck, plus as many of those Amaterasu ability to see the top card and place it at the bottom if you like.

Screw healing and blocking; if you can win in 2 rounds who cares about those?

Intercept is good and not a trigger. Hoard it.

Soul burn is good for all unsuccessful triggers to be offered there.

That ability to go back instead of the monster being overaped is also an easy way to yank a few extra attack without wasting a card on it. Hoard it as well.

A nice one showing how indeed synergy is a good restriction in the game. At least for Royal Paladin clan; I don't know if other clans also have that.

Aichi got to use his card from the previous time he won by ... losing and finally got to win.

On the other hand I didn't get what his opponent's strategy was. I saw no synergy and just two web attacks based on damage. Did he even have one?

Anyway, it was a good episode for showing how synergy (or the power of your friends) can help you win. On the other hand, Aichi WAS talking about that in earlier episodes as well; it's not like he found out about that right now. Remember that unicorn doing something similar? It was practically his grade 3 card that gave him the victory.

His opponent also had grade 3s but... couldn't do shit. That web could only be used twice even by grade 2s so in a way he DIDN'T have a strategy at all. Kai used soul burn with that dragon of his, Misaki had a fast draw strategy, Kamui had a double attack ... This 4 eyes had nothing.

So no, in the long run I fail to see why Aichi has improved. He lost by opponents who had a strategy and won against one who didn't. Big deal!

On the other hand I didn't get what his opponent's strategy was. I saw no synergy and just two web attacks based on damage. Did he even have one?

It seemed like his strategy was winning quickly by just putting the strongest attack of each level in his deck so they were guaranteed to go through or whittle down the hand. The lock down slowed the opponent down so he would have a speed advantage too. This episode was basically "monster effects matter more than raw power."

^ Ok, that was it I guess. So the question now is what more is there for Aichi to show us in later episodes if this is supposed to be his winning strategy. He will enter a tournament where losing is not even an option.

^ Ok, that was it I guess. So the question now is what more is there for Aichi to show us in later episodes if this is supposed to be his winning strategy. He will enter a tournament where losing is not even an option.

I don't call "hope to God I draw the right card (1 out of 50) at the right time" to be much of a strategy (even if we all know he damn well will). Not unless he palms said card and draws it out of his sleeve or something... Kai, at least, seems to have several paths he can take, depending on which level 3 he gets - and he's probably got enough to be pretty sure he'll be ok on that front.

Oh, well. It could be worse. It could be Saki. Can you imagine it, Saki, but with little boys instead of all that yuri?